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Mediumship, Afterlife, and Group Readings

mediumship, afterlife, and group readings

May 2026

Two Psychics and a Medium

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a show called Two Psychics and a Medium. Everyone who I mentioned it to asked if this was a comedy because apparently it sounded like one. But no. True to its name, the show featured two psychic readers and a medium who offered live readings to the audience.

Although several readings were given over the course of more than three hours, there was a typical pattern in how most of them unfolded, as follows:

-       Sharing information relating to a name or cause of death for someone known to an audience member.

-       Confirming details regarding the deceased person’s personality, preferences, and other factors such as health issues in life.

-       Passing on reassuring messages from spirit.

When given the opportunity for an audience member to ask something, the same question popped up repeatedly, in relation to a deceased loved one: “Are they okay?”

Occasionally I’d wonder whether there might be more interesting things to enquire about, such as, “What’s it like where you are? How does it feel? What do you see? Is it exciting? Or dull? Who’s there with you?”

The are-they-okay question is totally understandable though. Logically we know that everyone will die, but it often comes as a shock when death actually occurs. Even if there’s a certain level of closure achieved with a loved one before they pass on, it’s normal to wonder what happens to their spirit afterwards, and to hope that they’re alright.  

At the show, there were various deaths described, as well as many different types of personalities, hobbies and quirks, but the same answer would come through for everyone: “Yes, they are okay.” Usually, they were more than okay! A lot more okay than they had been in life. 

Afterlife

Some may argue that this is wishful thinking, or a way to tell a grieving person what they want to hear. However, being okay in the afterlife is very consistent with reports of near death experiences (NDEs). For people who come back after being pronounced clinically dead, it’s not uncommon for them to suddenly feel no fear about death anymore. I’ve personally spoken to such people, and there’s a large body of research on the topic, involving an impressive number of participants who’ve experienced NDEs.

There are some frequent themes that have emerged from these reported NDEs, including the sense of travelling through a tunnel or vortex, seeing light, feeling peaceful, finding a newfound appreciation for love and learning, and being comforted by other presences. In a minority of cases, there have been fearful events described, but even then, it’s reasonable to suspect that such experiences might give way to more peaceful ones after the initial shock of death. It’s impossible to prove either way but in any case, the truth remains that the vast majority of NDEs are said to be incredibly beautiful experiences, often difficult to put into words.

Simply reading or listening to these NDE accounts second hand, from those who have been through them, can make the thought of death less frightening and the idea of loved ones being okay on the other side seem very plausible.

Paranormal Activity

Shortly after the show’s intermission, one of the psychics spoke about how deceased loved ones will often send signs – such as a feather, or an animal of significance to approach you – to let you know that they are there. Using electrical energy to communicate with the living is much harder for a spirit, she said, but it’s possible.

In 2020 I shared that my dad died, but I didn’t mention the unusual activity that occurred in the weeks following his passing. Playing around with electricity might be challenging for the average spirit, but if there was anyone who’d want to have fun with such things after death, it was Dad! He enjoyed reading about the afterlife, and he would often say that unexplained events after people die is due to their effort to connect with the living; that it’s no coincidence.

Admittedly, most of the strange activity following Dad’s death was not witnessed by me, but by other family members. This may have had something to do with the fact that on the day he left his body, I asked softly that he not send any signs to me, as I suspected he might want to do with his family. For one thing, I trusted that his spirit was around, so I didn’t need any convincing that he was there. Secondly, I made this request because I’m a scaredy cat when it comes to ghosts and didn’t want to be startled. Thirdly, I had committed to reading the Book of the Dead to Dad while his presence could still be felt, which allowed me to regularly tune in to him (I shared this experience in a previous article called Dealing with Death).

Meanwhile, other relatives were getting quite the display of unexpected electrical, musical and other bizarre events.

At my mum’s home, the toilet would flush before people approached it. The TV would turn on by itself. Throughout the house, lightbulbs on the ceilings would blow out, as did lamps that were plugged in at various points.

On several nights when Mum got out of bed to use the bathroom, a song from a little toy in the dining room would play loudly as she walked past: “The wheels on the bus go round and round!” True, this toy was motion sensitive, but it had never played music before while it was switched off. Mum wondered if it was a message from Dad, who had often spoken about the Wheel of Dharma as a symbol for the Buddha’s teachings and path to awakening.

My uncle phoned out of the blue to say he wondered if Dad’s spirit had visited him. He’d been resting in a chair when he noticed a tapping, rattling sound on a nearby table. Unsettled, he went to clear the objects off the table, including some beer. The noise continued, despite the empty table surface. He said it was the kind of thing Dad would do, as if to say, “Uh-uh, you shouldn’t be drinking!”

A sceptical in-law conceded that there was no logical explanation after seeing a knife move on its own on the kitchen bench. To me it sounded like a scene out of a horror movie, but apparently it didn’t feel sinister at all. If anything, it was as though an invisible force was tapping on the knife, while admonishing, “Uh-uh, this shouldn’t be left lying around where my grandchild might reach it!”

Perhaps the greatest number of bizarre occurrences took place where Dad’s grandkids lived. And why not? As another relative concluded, it would have been far more entertaining for Dad to go there than to watch his other adult children do boring things like work from home or sit morosely on the couch while mourning him.

A supportive teacher from my meditation school reassured me that such a flurry of paranormal activity was normal after someone’s death. It’s only potentially a cause for concern if it continues beyond a certain time frame. So, it was a relief – though sad too for some of us – when within a few weeks of Dad’s passing, his presence receded and those strange events stopped as quickly as they’d begun.

When sharing these stories with a practical-minded friend, he said there was an explanation for all of it. For example, it is physically possible for a television to turn on by itself, for reasons I can’t remember – something to do with the wires at the back. To which I thought, that makes sense. If it were physically impossible, could any of it have happened? The most determined spirit is unlikely to defy the laws of gravity or electricity or anything else. The fact remains that those weird events began shortly after Dad passed away, ceased within weeks, and have not happened since. 

Mediumship Readings

I’ve always believed that consciousness continues after we die, and the things that happened after Dad’s death strengthened that belief. 

I’ve also observed firsthand some incredibly accurate readings given by psychic mediums to people close to me. One was for my now-husband. We were standing in a queue of people waiting to have their merchandise autographed by this celebrity psychic. “Are you about to move in together?” he asked as we approached him. Well yes, it just so happened we would be living in the same place for the first time within the week. “I get a big tick of approval from them” he continued, tracing a big tick in the air with his hand (by “them”, I presume he was referring to deceased loved ones). He then went on to provide more details that were spot on.

While I prefer to focus on chakras and messages from one’s higher self or guides, occasionally I’ll feel a presence come through that my client will recognise as a deceased loved one. These types of spirit tend not to give the same kind of life advice the way guides do, but they can still offer value in the form of connection and reassurance.

Deceased loved ones can also be quite playful when sending information. For instance, a client once asked me to connect to her grandfather’s spirit. I tuned in and received a vision of a balloon rising to the sky. It was as though the message was not exactly about balloons, but a clue. “Oh my God”, she answered. “His nickname for me was Balloo.” If the message had come through literally as “Balloo” I probably would have dismissed it or not understood. It sounded nothing like her real name, and I didn’t know that it was a name (except for the fictional bear in the The Jungle Book). So, the vision of a balloon was not only a fun image but also provided validation relevant to her grandfather. 

Group Readings

While watching Two Psychics and a Medium, I realised that group readings can sometimes have a bigger impact – or at least reach a lot more people – than an individual session.

On the same day of the show, I facilitated a group intuitive consultation in the morning. A participant mentioned that the information which flows through for one person is often relevant to others on the call too. The day before, that same sentiment was voiced by a woman in a separate group that I was participating in. And it certainly seemed true of the psychic medium show.

For this latest intuitive group call, the theme of abundance came up. This is not a subject that has ever been the focus of a group consult since I started offering them over five years ago. Yet the topic of abundance felt relevant to each of us that day, and an intuitive message popped up along the lines of: “Be open to an unexpected symbol of abundance before the next call.” This meant that our normal sources of income wouldn’t count, nor a birthday gift, or anything else we might reasonably predict in advance. I couldn’t imagine what it might be, but I guess that’s what “unexpected” would imply! The guidance about being on the lookout for symbols of abundance was accompanied by a vision of shimmering coins.

Later that evening, about halfway through the Two Psychics and a Medium performance, the audience was asked to look under their chairs. I pulled out a small black velvet bag. The woman on stage asked people to raise their hands if they’d found a feather. Several people waved a white feather in the air. The people seated next to me on either side found nothing. Then we were asked who found coins. I looked inside the velvet bag that had been under my chair and saw a bunch of coins. I raised my hand. Looking around, I couldn’t see anyone else who had received the same gift. An unexpected symbol of abundance? Yes indeedy!

Working with spirit never ceases to amaze me :)


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